Improvement in sofa-bedsteads



SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

No.172,084. Patenteajnn. 11, 187e.

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W.E.BUSER SOFA-BEDSTEAD. I

\ Patented Jan. 11., 1876.

No.17Z,084.

N-PETEG, FliOTO-UTHDGRPNER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLIAM E. BUSER, `OF OHILLIOOTHE, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENTIIN SOFA-BEDSTEADS.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent No. 172,084, dated January11, 1876; application led September 9, 1875.

l To all whom 'it may concer/n:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. BUSER, of the city of Chillicothe, countyofRoss apd State of Ollio, have invented a new and useful Im provemcntfor an Adjustable Extension Bed- Lounge; andI do declare that thefollowing is a clear, full, and exactdescription of the construction andoperation of the same.

The invention is an improvement in the class bf sofa-beds or bed-loungesprovided with a sliding top and an adjustable bottom.

` The invention relates to the construction and arrangement of parts,whereby the bottom is supported and adjusted, as hereinafter described.l

In the drawing, Figure A, Sheetl, isa perspective view of the sofaadjustedlforuse as a bed, the top being shown removed or slid od, andthefalse bottom elevated. Fig. B, Sheet 2, is a perspective view of thesofabedwith the 4false bottom removed and supported on its side, inorder to show theconstruction and arrangement of the inner parts,particularly the oi'ierating-c'ords. Figs.Gand

D are detail perspective views.

The body or main portion H of the sofabed'is consructed hollow andprovided with 'a back, L, as usual in this class of furniture.

The part I is arranged to slide on or oi' the body H by means ofmetallic slide-bars V, attached to their respective ends.

The feature to which (in connection with its operating-cords) myinvention particularly relates is the bottom K, having afolding end, l,attached thereto by means of hinges The joint is beveled, as shown,whereby said end is supported in an inclined position when thrown backto form `part ot the entire bed-4 bottom, as shown in Fig. 1. Cords H Hare attached to the foot of the bottom K, and

i pass around pulleys P, journaled in the footpiece R of the sofa.

A single cord, p, is attached directly to, the ends of cords O, as inGr, as in Fig. B. This cord extends forward through or over the head ofthe sofa-bed, to

adapt it to be conveniently grasped and pulled. When the false bottom Kis not adjusted for use, as in Fig. A, it rests on the bottom proper ofthe part H.

1t Will be apparent, however, that when the cord p is pulled it Willraise the head of said bottom by upward pressure against the under sidethereof, while the lower end will be simultaneously raised by the.upward traction of cords Hf H. When the false bottom K has been elevatedinto a position parallel with the top of partH, as-shown in Fig. A, therod4 T and pins S, which project from and are secured to the bottom K,will be in line with the sockets R R and g q, respectively, and willenter the same ou the traction ot the cords being continued sufficientlyto` cause the bot tom to move endwise toward the 't'ootR ot' the sofa.'The cords being then released, the bottom K will be at rest, andsupported. by the rod F or pins S, as will be readily understood. Thehinged `head-piece l is then adjusted, as

`in Fig. A, and the sofa-bed is ready for use.

.part I is then slid back to its place.

- What I claim is- The combination of cords p and H', `pulleys P, pinsS, and rod T with the false bottom K l and the hollow body H of thesofa, having l sockets q R', as shown and deseribedQ WILLIAM E. BUSER.Attest: 'l

J oHN I. THROOKMOETON, J oEN M. VANMETEIL

